Strictly Come Dancing's Gavin Henson sprung a surprise on Bruno Tonioli in Saturday's show, as the nine remaining couples performed. The rugby ace broke off during his quickstep">quickstep with partner Katya Virshilas and planted a kiss on the judge's face - much to Bruno's amazement. And the routine landed him his highest mark so far this series - 33 out of 40 - as well as scoring Bruno's admiration. "Am I dreaming?" he joked, and then added, "it was your strongest performance." Craig Revel Horwood agreed. "Finally," he told Gavin, "a bit of personality!" It was a good night for most of the nine remaining contestants, all of whom are competing for the chance to dance in Blackpool on next Saturday's show. After a disappointing week last week, Scott Maslen once again found himself at the top of the judges scoreboard, dropping just one point for his jive with partner Natalie Lowe. "This is becoming the battle of the ballroom!" Len Goodman declared, while Alesha Dixon added that the Strictly Come Dancing star was "back in business". Kara Tointon also fared well, performing a feisty Argentine Tango with partner Artem Chigvintsev. "Fantastic choreography," Bruno told the pair, "fantastic tango". And Craig summed it up even more succinctly. "One word," he said, "a-ma-zing!" And Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani were praised for their rumba. "I think you've done exceptionally well with a difficult dance," Alesha told the couple, who finished in third place with 35 out of 40. Pamela Stephenson also kept up the momentum of last weekend's show, kicking things off with a cha cha cha in which she stripped off her pinstripe suit to reveal a sparkly purple dress. "I've got to say, you are an excellent dancer," Len said. "It wasn't a very polite, clean cha cha cha," added Alesha, "but very well executed." Meanwhile Patsy Kensit emerged as a potential dark horse in the competition after winning raves from the judges for her Viennese Waltz with partner Robin Windsor. "Tonight like sparkling champagne the bubbles have come to the top!" Len said of her performance, while Bruno described it as "a renaissance of Patsy into the ballroom". At the other end of the scoreboard Ann Widdecombe finished in last place once again but still received one of her highest scores to date - 20 out of 40. After delighting the audience with tongue-in-cheek routines, she and partner Anton du Beke played it straight this week with a simple foxtrot. Bruno said the dance was "laboured" but Len Goodman jumped to her defence. "You'll be on this show as long as the public want to see you," he said, "and why not?" And it wasn't such a good week for Michelle Williams and Felicity Kendal. Michelle - hoping to avoid the bottom two yet again this week - Michelle scoring just 24 out of 40 for her Paso Doble with Brendan Cole. "It started off really well with the correct aggression," Len said, "but then it went really soft." Felicity, meanwhile, failed to impress the panel with her salsa. "You got yourself in a bit of a tangle at times," Bruno pointed out, while Craig was even less kind. "I don't think you danced it well at all," he said. "It was a minor disaster." The results will be revealed on Sunday evening's show, when the remaining couples will be whittled down to eight.
